Conference Schedule

10/28
8:00 -21:00 : Conference Registration and Hotel Check-in

Day 1   10/29
08:00 -17:00: Conference Registration and Hotel Check-in

09:00 -10:00
                  Opening Remarks:
                  Greeting from ACIF Director
                  Greetings from Honorary Guests

9:15-9:30: Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

9:30-9:40: Li Haiyan, Counselor for Economic Affairs, Embassy of China

9:40 -10:00: John Emens, Sr. VP Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the US

10:00 -10:30: Coffee/Tea Break; Attendee Meet and Greet #1; Exhibitor Browsing

10:30 -11:30: Government Assistance Programs for US-China Trade

Jim Mathews, Senior International Trade Specialist, China Business Information Center
Department of Commerce
Ruichao Zhan, CCPIT/CCOIC, Deputy Representative

11:30 -12:00: Coffee/Tea Break; Attendee Meet and Greet #2; Exhibitor Browsing

12:00 -12:45: US-China Trade Laws and Intellectual Property

Moderator: Judge Hon. Bruce Segal
Shawn McBride, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
Alexander Koff, Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP Partner

12:45-13:00: Tai Chi Relaxation Techniques for Releasing Everyday Business Stress
Dr. David Chan, Crystal Health Institute

13:00 -14:30: Welcome Luncheon
Ike Leggett, Montgomery County Executive 

14:30 -15:30: Latest IT Trends and Opportunities for the US-China Market
Moderator: River Duan, President, The Center for US-China Technology, Innovation and Development
J. Scott Mathews, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Gordon Tian, Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder, DecisionStreet, Inc.
Randall Reade, President, Zipzone Ltd.
Subbu Sonti, Senior System Analyst, Pragmatics Inc.

15:30 -16:15: Microsoft Solutions for SMBs
Rachel Clay, Microsoft, Information Worker Solution Sales Specialist

16:15 -16:30: Coffee/Tea Break; Attendee Meet and Greet #3; Exhibitor Browsing

16:30-17:00: Chinese-Made Consumer Products in the US:  Who is Responsible for Compliance with the Law?
Richard O’Brien, Director of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

17:00-17:40: Sales, Branding, and Business Etiquette: Tools to Make Your Business Succeed
Steven Dorfman, Founder & CEO, Driven To Excel, Inc.
Michelle Joseph, President, Klick Consultants LLC

17:40-18:00: Cross-Cultural Business Etiquette Workshop: Etiquette that Makes or Breaks an Intercultural Business Partnership
Barrie Zucal, MS, President and CEO, Global Coaches Network

18:00 -19:30: Cocktail Mixer

Day 2 10/30

8:00-9:00: Registration; Coffee/Tea Break; Exhibitor Browsing

9:00 -9:45: How Multinational Enterprises Support Small to Medium Sizes Businesses
My Luu, Market Development Executive, Small & Medium Business, IBM
Luis E. Fiallo, Managing Director, China Telecom USA  

9:45-10:05: Dr. Laoyue Zhao, Ph.D., Consultant, The World Bank, Adjunct Professor, Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

10:05 -10:30: Coffee/Tea Break; Attendee Meet and Greet #5; Exhibitor Browsing

10:30 -11:30:   Developing and Implementing a China Business Strategy: Locating and Exploiting Export Opportunities in the China Market/ Securing Quality Products From Reliable Chinese Suppliers  
Martin Lewin¸ COO, Carhart Global Market Services
Dan Loague, Executive Director, Capital Formation Institute
Going Global: What SMBs Should Know About Doing International Business
Elizabeth Vazquez, President & Co-Founder, TradeBuilders Inc. 

11:30-11:50 Coffee/Tea Break; Attendee Meet and Greet #5; Exhibitor Browsing

11:50-12:30
S. Tien Wong, CEO Opus8, Inc.
Ken Hansen, CEO Zhongguo Ventures

12:30 -13:30 Networking Luncheon
Benjamin Wu                         
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy  

13:30 -14:15 Financing for US-China Trade: What you NEED to know from Government and Private Sector Financial Institutions
Judith Rivera, Director, Women & Minority Outreach and Broker Liaison, Export-Import Bank of the US
Gerald Solomon, Vice President, International Trade Finance Group, M&T Bank

14:15-14:30 Coffee/Tea Break; Exhibitor Browsing;

14:30 -15:30

US Commercial Service Support for Exporters from Maryland to China

Stephen J. Anderson, Commercial Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce
Choose Maryland: Current Activity, Opportunities, and Assistance Programs for US-China Trade
Bradley Gillenwater, Investment & Trade Executive—China & Taiwan
Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development

Various Maryland Incubator Programs for International and Domestic SMBs

John A. Korpela, Manager, Business Incubator Development
Maryland Technology Development Center
Department of Economic Development

Clay Hickson, Towson University
Director, TowsonGlobal- Business Globalization Center


15:30 -16:00  Coffee/Tea Break; Attendee Meet and Greet #6; Exhibitor Browsing

16:00-16:15 :  Getting Your Products to China: Consumption Trends in China by

David Hofmann, Director, InterChina Consulting, North America

16:15-16:30  Mid Day Stretch and Relaxation
Dr. David Chan, Crystal Health Institute

16:30 -17:00  Patent & Labor Law
Moderator: Hon. Bruce Segal, Federal Judge
Esther Lim, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Lawrence Sherman, Esq., Labor, Employment and Litigation Attorney

17:00-18:00 Networking Power Hour; Exhibitor Browsing

18:00 -20:00 Closing Gala Dinner